socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level. Yet they turned-out each and every week of our six-week programs.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Software Review Startup Coach 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2022

We have all heard the examples of the great new company cultures, popularized by Google, Zappos, and Facebook, which seem to imply that company perks are the secret to success. Leaders today must always project confidence and help others develop confidence, courage, and curiosity. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford. Marty Zwilling.

Custom 152

Custom Customer Coach Satisfaction 152

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Tips Writing Coach 98

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. Entrepreneurs will also be able to communicate with the Bloggerati and showcase their products to the world.

Google 87

Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Every entrepreneur and most professionals wish there were more hours in a day to get their work done. According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities.

Email 96

Email Activity Product Social Media 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Every entrepreneur and most professionals wish there were more hours in a day to get their work done. According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities.

Email 170

Email Activity Social Media Coach 170

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

For Ethan it came down to two companies – BuildOnline or Google. ” I proclaimed to Ethan, “Google is at $400 / share. ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. .” ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. “No choice at all!”

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, People were not just going to Google, they were looking all over the place. com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. What is CareerArc?

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.

Startup 97

Startup Writing Coach Incubator 97

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. It is true that every few years a fund exits that delivers smashing results because it has Facebook, Google or Twitter in it. And Coach Campbell.

Venture Capital 374

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2012

On August 9th, Startup Weekend San Diego and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University partnered with Google to host the very first Startup Weekend focused on helping Veterans, Service Members and Military Families turn their visions into reality in creating a startup company.

San Diego 96

San Diego Startup Services Google 96

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. To be clear – I’m not saying huge successes make a VC less likely to be helpful to you – I’m just saying it’s not a guaranteed predictor. I would call their portfolio companies and ask how helpful or not they’ve been.

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). He’s bound to be able to help a company or two at the time of a sale. And key driver of success will be the ability to help companies exit to the right buyer and importantly at the right time. I agreed to help.

Invest 280

Invest Angel Venture Capital Yahoo 280

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2019

We have all heard the examples of the great new company cultures, popularized by Google, Zappos, and Facebook, which seem to imply that company perks are the secret to success. Leaders today must always project confidence and help others develop confidence, courage, and curiosity. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford. Marty Zwilling.

Custom 92

Custom Customer Coach Satisfaction 92

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced. Most entrepreneurs (and VCs raising from LPs) think this means progress. Entrepreneur : “Sure. Some people find this elitist?—?I

Funding 336

Funding Venture Capital Startup Email 336

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.

Writing 111

Writing Coach Incubator Entrepreneur 111

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

After that a meme developed amongst many startups (and the advisors that coached them) that, “TechCrunch didn’t matter. I mostly like to have coverage in the tech press where most of my customers (entrepreneurs) and business partners (other VCs) are. You should focused on getting coverage where your users are.”

Blogging 309

Blogging Journal Press Startup 309

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). I attended events.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

The new war for platforms has mostly been waged by Andreessen Horowitz who have raised astounding amounts of capital and therefore had the fees to put into providing more services for entrepreneurs. There is no right or wrong – these are the three basic models. There is no right or wrong – these are the three basic models.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). I attended events.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

If you are in college, advise a High School entrepreneur club. If you are a seasoned executive, work with a team of aspiring entrepreneurs. Ask yourself, “If we hired an entrepreneur, what would they change about the way we do business?” Modern day entrepreneurs use Evernote, Google Keep, etc. Get A Coach.

Company 80

Company Companies Startup Mentor 80

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. And my company is hugely relevant to what they’re doing so having an advocate at senior levels there is certainly a help.” For the past 2.5

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2017

We have all heard the examples of the great new company cultures, popularized by Google, Zappos, and Facebook, which seem to imply that company perks are the secret to success. Leaders today must always project confidence and help others develop confidence, courage, and curiosity. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford.

Entrepreneur 59

Entrepreneur Custom Customer Coach 59

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

The company makes sure that there is always an upcoming event so the entire team has something to look forward to, and it uses methods to make sure the entire team works well together by insisting everyone helps keep break areas clean or sending random employees out to lunch together. Southwest isn’t new to the game.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

The company makes sure that there is always an upcoming event so the entire team has something to look forward to, and it uses methods to make sure the entire team works well together by insisting everyone helps keep break areas clean or sending random employees out to lunch together. Southwest isn’t new to the game.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Every entrepreneur and most professionals wish there were more hours in a day to get their work done. According to a new book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities.

Email 100

Email Activity Product Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Good entrepreneurs are all about managing change, but too many forget that they have to change themselves as their dream evolves from a startup to a scalable business. It doesn’t matter how dedicated and capable you are, there are only so many hours in a day, and as your business scales, you need to count on others for help.

Social Network 59

Social Network Startup Demand Entrepreneur 59

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. We created Superfriends, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. Jeff was tweeting about needing help organizing and promoting the upcoming #140conf LA Meetup. I’m honored.

Social Network 196

Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

And here’s an important point that I think modern entrepreneurs often forget: Investors are “co-owners” of your business. There are just as many bad entrepreneurs who do bad things. We realized we needed help. It surprises me that this is even controversial but in this day-and-age it sometimes is.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2012

I have seen some entrepreneurs go into first meetings willing to share almost anything about their company. I’ve seen this back fire on entrepreneurs who say things like, “Well, we’re not talking financials with investors yet.”. I often coach that this period is often when you can engender great confidence from the partner.

Technical Review 316

Technical Review Venture Capital Custom Customer 316

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

I never built a Google-sized business but I did build an organization from scratch that grew to 120 employees in 5 countries before we sold it. It can be harder and take more time to coach your VP Marketing to get his staff doing what you think is right than just telling them yourself. This is invaluable in helping the management team.

Startup 308

Startup CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 308

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

This morning, Knowledge Genie (www.myknowledgegenie.com) launched a new web site that helps experts and authors publish online information to the web. As part of your launch, we can integrate Google or Paypal payment options into the login page. You'll also be stuck with a few, well-placed Google Adwords ads, as well.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. We helped the write out their requirements for a system.

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. We helped the write out their requirements for a system.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2023

Too many entrepreneurs I know still believe that that their great idea will carry the startup, and they may even minimize their own value, especially if they have introvert tendencies. Yet most investors agree that the “idea” is worth nothing alone, and it’s the entrepreneur execution that counts.

Startup 117

Startup Ideas Social Network Technical Review 117

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

If you look at why Google is so successful today, the overwhelming majority of their revenue is from sponsored search. Google out-executed us, so, you know, hats off and theyve been victorious, but a lot of that kind of innovation happens in L.A. Google acquired that and incorporated it. Well, that technology came from an L.A.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. Entrepreneurs are neurotic about it. It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits ;-). They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

Startup 151

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review 151